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Pentose vs Maltose - What's the difference?

pentose | maltose |

In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between pentose and maltose

is that pentose is (carbohydrate) a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while maltose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

As nouns the difference between pentose and maltose

is that pentose is (carbohydrate) a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while maltose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

pentose

English

(wikipedia pentose)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
    • Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose

    Hypernyms

    * monosaccharide

    Hyponyms

    * ketopentose :* ribulose :* xylulose * aldopentose :* ribose :* arabinose :* xylose :* lyxose * deoxyribose

    Anagrams

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    maltose

    English

    (wikipedia maltose)

    Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

    • Anagrams

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